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How does Amazon Fresh compare to Webvan of old? For me, Webvan was kind of cool (I still have a green plastic box), but it was kind of a pain in the ass. The
by Patrick_Devine 13y ago
How does Amazon Fresh compare to Webvan of old? For me, Webvan was kind of cool (I still have a green plastic box), but it was kind of a pain in the ass. The main points against it, in my book, were:
- It's hard to keep track of recurring purchases. If I haven't finished something, I don't (necessarily) want more of it piling up. That, and I'm lazy and will get annoyed if this is happening with more than a couple of items.
- Deliveries had to be scheduled days in advance. Often I just need a couple of things to finish a meal, and I'd rather buy those and have them delivered in an hour. When I make a grocery list, it's often just-in-time when I go to the supermarket. I know what I'm missing right now. It's a lot more difficult to predict what will be missing 3-4 days from now.
- The interface for finding things was a pain in the ass. Presumably Amazon can fix this, but their interface isn't exactly stellar. It's easy to find a three-four things relatively quickly, but the loiter time I spend on each product is probably 5-10 minutes because of comparison shopping. This isn't how I approach buying things at a supermarket where I usually know the location of something because it's always in the same spot.